: a usually sweetened alcoholic liquor (such as brandy) flavored with fruit, spices, nuts, herbs, or seeds
Examples of liqueur in a Sentence
a bottle of orange liqueur
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If Calvados apple liqueur is unavailable for the glaze, substituting water works wonderfully.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
And that’s the case with Bénédictine, the herbal French liqueur that gives the Monte Carlo its warming fall spice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
The company, which has locations in Grand Haven and Grand Rapids, makes a variety of vodkas, whiskeys and brandies, liqueurs and canned cocktails.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Corbin Cash also has a sweet potato vodka, a sweet potato gin, a blended whiskey made with rye whiskey and their sweet potato liqueur.
—Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
And that’s the case with Bénédictine, the herbal French liqueur that gives the Monte Carlo its warming fall spice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
The company, which has locations in Grand Haven and Grand Rapids, makes a variety of vodkas, whiskeys and brandies, liqueurs and canned cocktails.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Corbin Cash also has a sweet potato vodka, a sweet potato gin, a blended whiskey made with rye whiskey and their sweet potato liqueur.
—Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for liqueur
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“Liqueur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liqueur. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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liqueur
noun
li·queur
li-ˈkər 
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
: a flavored and usually sweetened alcoholic beverage
Medical Definition
liqueur
noun
li·queur
li-ˈkər
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
-ˈk(y)u̇(ə)r
: a usually sweetened alcoholic beverage variously flavored (as with fruit or aromatics)
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